Location
Sydney or Melbourne, Australia
- candidates based in either city are welcome to apply
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Company Overview
We're Swan Studio — B&T;'s Emerging Agency of the Year and Australia's leading direct Paid Social creative agency.
We partner with brands like Hungry Jack's, Juniper and Canva to produce conversion-focused creative that consistently outperforms industry benchmarks. Our work is data-driven, boldly executed, and built by people who are obsessed with performance creative as a craft.
We operate at the intersection of creative excellence and performance rigour, with a clear ambition to build the world's best performance creative agency. If you're keen to play a key role in shaping our newly established Melbourne office, let's chat.
Role Summary
As a Senior Creative Strategist, you'll own strategy and creative output across a portfolio of key accounts — operating with autonomy, earning trust through results, and elevating the people around you.
This isn't just an execution role. You'll be a creative leader who thinks in systems, moves fast, and mentors others to do the same. You'll work closely with media buyers, producers, editors, and clients — synthesising data into direction, and direction into work that performs.
Key Responsibilities
Lead strategy and creative direction end-to-end for key client accounts, driving measurable growth through best-in-class paid social creative
Collaborate with media buyers and clients to review performance data and translate insights into actionable creative direction




Drive rapid ideation and volume — concepting, scripting, and iterating across formats with a bias for speed and testing
Own client relationships and deliver an exceptional service that exceeds expectations, managing timelines and quality of deliverables
Brief editors, motion designers, and producers for optimal post-production outcomes
Push innovation and pioneer AI-driven production methods within an ambitious, future-focused studio
Mentor and develop junior team members — guiding them on creative taste, strategic frameworks, and execution standards
What Senior Looks like at Swan Studio
Beyond years of experience, we're looking for a specific kind of operator:
Deep platform fluency across Paid Social — understanding how the algorithm rewards creative and how audiences behave on each platform
Applies a strategic lens across the entire creative process — from ideation and scripting through to execution, iteration, and post-production briefing
Delivers volume with quality — rapid ideation and testing at scale without sacrificing creative standard
Elevates the strategic thinking of the team — teaches frameworks, gives sharp feedback, and sets a standard others can grow into
Operates autonomously with high trust — identifies what needs to happen, makes it happen, and escalates when necessary




Balances big-picture creativity with data — never uses performance as an excuse for mediocre creative, or creative ambition as an excuse to ignore the numbers
Obsessed with both results and creative quality simultaneously
Requirements
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in direct response creative, with a strong understanding of performance-driven content, audience psychology, and platform best practices
Proven track record of conceiving and launching direct response ads that drive purchases, sign-ups, or subscriptions
Strong command of short-form video, static design, and iterative creative testing
Experience collaborating with producers to ensure seamless project execution and delivery
Ability to brief editors and motion designers for optimal post-production outcomes
Experience managing client relationships, timelines, and budget expectations
Deep understanding of consumer psychology in digital environments
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with obsessive attention to detail
Perks and Compensation
Competitive salary aligned with experience and impact
Performance bonus linked to the growth of client accounts under your stewardship
Continuous professional development with dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and tooling
Opportunity to pioneer AI-driven production methods within an ambitious, future-focused studio
Structured path to Creative Lead for the right person — we build leaders from within
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Join the Swan Squad and play a role in our journey to becoming the world's best performance creative agency.
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📌 Senior Creative Strategist (Paid Social) (Melbourne)
🏢 Swan Studio
📍 Melbourne